WOMEN'S SOCCER FALLS TO KEENE STATE, 4-1

BOSTON, MA - Senior midfielder Michelle Boland (Worcester, MA) netted a pair of goals to lead the Keene State College women's soccer team over host University of Massachusetts Boston today in a Little East Conference match at the Clark Athletic Center Field. The Beacons fall to 6-10-1 overall and 2-3-1 in LEC play, while the Owls improve to 13-5-0 and 5-1-0.

Boland put Keene State on the board when she dribbled in on the left side of the box and scored with a low shot inside the near post at the 15:10 mark of the first half for a 1-0 edge. The Owls took a 2-0 margin on an own goal that was misdirected by a UMB defender at 22:32 of the first half and freshman midfielder Shannon Hennessey (Essex Junction, VT) later increased the Keene State advantage on a penalty kick that found the back of the net on the left side for her third goal of the campaign with 2:26 left in the first half for a 3-0 lead.

The Beacons cut the deficit to 3-1 just 1:56 into the second half when freshman Kristin Mulry (Holbrook, MA) crossed to junior midfielder Kristi Morales (San Francisco, CA) at the top of the 18-yard marker, where she trapped the ball and sent a shot into the back of the net on the right side for her sixth score of the year. The assist was the first in Mulry's career and gives her a team-leading 23 points on the season.

Boland capped the scoring with her 10th goal of the season when sophomore midfielder Katelin Waltz (Southington, CT) took a shot that hit the post and Boland collected the rebound and put it in the net at 75:02 of the second half to make it 4-1 in favor of the Owls.

The Beacons will be in action again when they travel to Framingham, MA on Tuesday, October 28 to take on Framingham State College at 3:00 p.m., while the Owls host Bridgewater State College on October 29 at 6:30 p.m.